Useful+Links

Teacher Modeling:
@http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/sped/mathvids/strategies/em.html this site is very helpful! It explains and gives examples of teacher modeling. It is a math site, but could be 'translated' into other departments, helpful for the teacher who is trying understand what to do (or identify what they're already doing that is modeling). This also has links to other components of Effective Instruction (still all math-related, but good stuff!)

**Effective Instruction:**
 @http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/rrt/research/Content/modeling_cognitive_processes_what_we_know.asp This brief chart gives types of thinking and ways to practice that could be used as guided practice activities and also gives descriptions of aspects of effective instruction.

Collaboration:
[] Edutopia is an excellent resource for finding all sorts of articles on topics we've been discussing this year; this article offers thoughts on how to increase collaboration or at least reduce isolation!

==== [] The Adolescent Literacy website provides a variety of before, during and after activities (with downloadable forms) and explicit instructions on how to implement in classroom; its focuse is literacy, but these strategies could easily be adjusted for othern courses as well. ====

http://www.horseheadsdistrict.com/ir/kagan/effinst.htm#guided This one is a jackpot of activities for guided practice, some may be a bit young, but can probably be adapted for high school (instead of middle school) students - seriously a ton of activities.  [] - while this is a STEM site, it has activities that will work in any class; hotlinks to give directions of how to implement any of 21 activities in class.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/ - tons of online timed quizzes for a variety of classes: history, English, science, sports and more, only correct answers are displayed unless you click 'give up'. Students can be given the address or use with smartboard or lcd projector for review fun. [] - from Central High School in Wyoming. This site is chock full of strategies (some of which are listed on the appropriate pages here) from pre-reading, during reading and after reading activities.

[] - A catch-all review site for the Alabama Graduation Exam - there are powerpoints, assessments (both useful for formative assessment activities) and also all item specs for each subject! You should really check this out ...should be very helpful for our Reconnect efforts.

http://www.coolmath.com/- "An amusement park of math and more . . . Lessons and games designed for fun!" Dedicated links to lessons, practice, geometry/trig, and a math dictionary. Page sections include algebra, Geometry, Pre-Cal and Calculus ===@http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/sped/mathvids/strategies/em.html - It is a math site with lots of resources. This also has links to other components of EI (still all math-related, but good stuff!) ===